If you ain't self-promoting, you ain't trying.
https://vimeo.com/1103189814?share=copy
Sometimes CEOs just ...
February 14, 2024
Partner at Hirewell. #3 Ranked Sarcastic Commenter on LinkedIn.
Your team.
10 years ago I heard a take on retention that stuck with me: “Employees just want to be challenged.”
For context, this was at the peak of the Forced Fun era. When companies thought they could retain people by turning offices into play rooms.
Ping pong. Bean bags. Video games. Beer on tap. It’s funny to think this was a thing.
To clarify the context: “Challenged” meaning learning & growth opportunities. Training paired with new projects or even new roles. (Not “challenged” as in management being a pain in the a$$)
Learn something new. Apply those skills. And be rewarded for it with a promotion or monetary bonus or whatever.
Fast forward to today. LinkedIn Learning came out with a waaaaaaaay to long report a couple weeks ago. “Top five factors when considering a new job” on slide 23.
To my total lack of surprise, it was:
- Money
- Work/Remote Flex
- Learn & Grow
- Learn & Grow
- Learn & Grow
Remote work was added to the mix. But it’s still the same playbook. We just have different “noise” getting in the way.
Forced Fun was replaced with JV tier ‘learning’ webinars and faux wellness initiatives. (Don’t come at me for being anti-wellness. There was a study out of Oxford on how workplace wellness offerings are pretty much a waste of time.)
Tldr: The winning formula is (and has always been) to hire ambitious people who want to do more. And show them how to do it.
Partner at Hirewell. #3 Ranked Sarcastic Commenter on LinkedIn.
More blogs from James Hornick
Duh.
Traditional job postings are dead. (Maybe they were never alive to begin with.)
3 reasons why ...
Hiring trends truly are Groundhog Day
3 trends we’re seeing in hiring. By new, I mean in a “what’s old is new ...
Follow up from yesterday. I can argue both sides of anything.
I asked ChatGPT to make a list of jobs that AI ...
Check back tomorrow so I can tell you why we actually are ...
Everything is easier, except talking to people
https://vimeo.com/1092152471?share=copy#t=0
Old man ...
Coming Soon...
See all Talent Insights Blog entries....
Our Latest Featured Episode
No results found.
Candidate Experience sucks right now. That’s it. That’s the show.
If you think back to 2021, when the job market was on fire, it was top of mind for everyone. Not just LinkedIn think pieces, but companies poured lots of time and effort into white-glove interview processes.
Now that the market cooled off, so did the effort. But there’s a disconnect: attracting talent isn’t any easier right now. In fact, it’s harder when you inadvertently cut corners.
Jeff Smith and James Hornick explain why ignoring candidate experience is costing companies big in The 10 Minute Talent Rant, Episode 111, “Candidate Experience Has Never Been Worse”
Episode 111
No results found.
Our Shows
